Punch Bowl Falls - Oregon Waterfalls; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Eagle Creek Park, Bonneville-hike/trail/map/directions

A short walk past Lower Punch Bowl Falls, you will reach a viewpoint for Punch Bowl Falls. I was not sure what a "punchbowl" looked like, but somehow the name more than adequately describes this waterfall. In fact, the term "punchbowl" for a waterfall type was coined because of this very waterfall. Eagle Creek really seems to "punch" through the canyon into a large bowl. It is a very cool looking little waterfall.

The best view of Punch Bowl Falls, though, is not from this higher vantage point, but from creek level. At Lower Punch Bowl Falls, make your way up the creek, around the corner, and voila, there is Punch Bowl Falls. In the winter and spring, you will likely get quite wet making your way up the creek. In the summer, it is a great place for a dip in the cold creek.

4 Miles SSW Cascade Locks OR (Elev. 833 ft)

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 48. Light west southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Snow level 2900 feet lowering to 2300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Snow level 2100 feet rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 2600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers. Snow level 2100 feet rising to 2900 feet in the afternoon. High near 47. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Snow level 3100 feet lowering to 2300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Snow level 2100 feet rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Friday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.